With BenJarvus Green-Ellis also on the roster and coming off a 1,000-yard season, Bernard won't be expected to carry the load every week, but Jackson certainly feels confident that he could do that.

“Having evaluated him and watched every game he played this year and had a chance to work him out, and having spent a lot of time with him,” Jackson said of Bernard (via bengals.com), “he has that skill set where I think he could play and be an every down player.”

Even if Green-Ellis gets a larger share of the workload to start the season, Bernard should see the balance shift in his favor as the season progresses.

As of my most recent update (June 27th), I had Bernard ranked 27th and Green-Ellis ranked 30th in my re-draft rankings (standard scoring). As we get closer to the start of the season, I will likely continue to move Bernard higher.